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Listening in to the latest update from @SPPorg -- will do my best to live tweet what is said.
SPP CEO Barbara Sugg: we haven't been in this boat before (of requiring controlled outages), and we are fortunate that we have not. Says outages we saw yesterday were necessary.
Now at Level 1, which is lowest level (outages start at Level 3).
Now at Level 1, which is lowest level (outages start at Level 3).
Suggs calls for continued conservation efforts from large customers and small. Says they have been able to limit outages by coordinating with member companies and energy suppliers, including groups outside of the SPP.
*Sugg, not Suggs.
"Not out of the woods yet"-- quickly becoming a centerpiece on the winter storm bingo board.
"Not out of the woods yet"-- quickly becoming a centerpiece on the winter storm bingo board.
Now Lanny Nickell, SPP's Chief Operating Officer: says he believes they saw immediate impact from calls for conservation Sunday. "Was certainly helpful to us."
"These are last resort" actions. Says telling utilities to cut power to customers is done after doing everything else. But when they have to do it, they have to do it quick-- nearly immediately. If not, it risks tripping a generator to go offline, which could cause domino effect.
Nickell: Uncontrolled outages would effect many more people much more severely. That's why controlled outages are necessary.
Says today has been much better, and hopes that continues.
Says today has been much better, and hopes that continues.
Says their projections though indicate the SPP alert could return to a Level 2 tonight. Hopes to be out of danger by Friday, the same day temperatures are expected to begin to rise above freezing in Oklahoma.
Great question out of Wichita-- since we hit higher energy usage peaks in the summer, why is it so hard to handle a lower peak in the winter?
Nickell: in winter, people rely on gas for heat. But nearly half of what SPP needed to generate electricity is gas-fueled generators.
Nickell: in winter, people rely on gas for heat. But nearly half of what SPP needed to generate electricity is gas-fueled generators.
